"The anticipation will be just as rewarding as the experience. If it's time that you will take away from family members, they will …
Reflection: Failing Lent
"Perhaps here is the message. Not a new one. One I know to be true and can espouse to others. Being purposeful is vital. Very …
A Reflection: Letting God Be God
I have more email accounts than I have fingers. I have a social network account with friends that number into …
A Creative Mindfulness Retreat
Planning a Weekend Retreat A while ago I was asked to lead a retreat for a church weekend. I chose the theme of "Creative …
Raising Children in a Faith Not Your Own
As we become a global society, more intercultural and "blended" in our extended families, more and more …
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Telling Time: Slowing Down in Advent
“Instead we believe that it’s a straight trajectory into the future, and we can go as fast as we please. This can move us away …
When You Thought I Wasn’t Looking: A Reminder of Sacred Adult Influence
When You Thought I Wasn’t Looking When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you hang my first painting on the …
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Existential Intelligence
"Existential intelligence might be manifest in someone who is concerned with fundamental questions about existence, or who …
Digging Deeper: The Feast of the Assumption
August 15th is the Feast of the Assumption. Around this feast cluster so many associations that a wide variety of images …
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Reflection: The Price of Stewardship
At a very young age, I began to associate the word “stewardship” with money and pledging. As I matured in the …